Joy B.

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 OK so I went skating with my daughter on her field trip.

I am in so much pain I can barely walk. But we had a good time. I have been doing prettyt good as well as my husband. I have my 2nd NUT appt  on the 16th so we will see how this goes. starting Monday I am going to do a water fast all day and eat a healthy dinner. I have a taste for some Salmon and salad. ( My husband makes the best ) 

 So I was in a fender bender with a school bus today.

I am fine and my children were fine.

But the officer said it was my fault and I was the one that was parked. Go figure.

First of all he took off, Said he didnt know he hit me.
The police took over 30 minutes to show.

But what tops the cake is that the Vice Principal at the school was all in the officers face telling her I was wrong and I should have not been leaving out that way. (U go in one way and come out the other)

But yall would never guess the most upsetting part to me...........

THIS IS THE SCHOOL I WORK AT.

I am a sub and I have been working at the school for about 3-4 years.
There is so much I wanted to tell her but I held my peace. 
I should have just said what I wanted to say because 

1. its the end of the school year
2. when i got home i would not have made some brownies ate the batter and the ate a brownie with some ice cream.



Well that was my day, I am not that upset but the fact that I got hit by a school but the side of my car is dented and now my horn has a funny sound to it........

So I went to an appointment today and it was the wrong one. 
 I thought I was going to see the Doc to do a EGD but when I got there I was a month early in the wrong building,
So the trip was not a total waste I justhad to walk across the street to see the. I ended up seeing the Doc to get my Cardiac Clearance. That went well, he said my usbandand I were perfect for the surgery. He said we were some of the youngest patients that he has ever had.

So we gotthat much out of the way my nex appt is coming up in a few weeks (like 2) we are goingtodo he initial sleep study consultation.

 

 Tommorrow we have an appointment in Baltimore to gtet the Gerd Reflux thing tested. 

I am nervous and excited at the same time. My baby sister is going to bring us home. I wonder what should I bring and how long will it take. 

My baby daughter is going to be there cause she is not in school. I know ahe needs some snacks and books I need to get my other children ready for a night at grandmas.
Wow I have a lot to do before tomorrow. I need to get started. 
Maybe I should get off the comp at work and go home. (its bad cause I bring my laptop to work)                                                                                                                       I will be on tomorrow afternoon to tell you about our day 

 I have been through some stuff on here over the last couple of days.

I have had people going in on me because I copied and pasted some interesting articles that I found. And I forgot to credit the source. And it was some bullshit (actual words from someone)

I am just happy that they made their comments over the internet. Cause ya girl will not hesitate to throw them hands.

I jus had to get this off my chest. But I had some people who really had my back, telling me post whatever you want, dont worry about those negative people, and a lot more. And others were saying you should watch what you put if you want to make friends on here. 

I never thought I would come on OH to be dogged like that. I could see if I was on FB or Myspace and someone said something. But we are on here supposed to be uplifting each other. 

Will I still post? Yes
Do I want to make friends? Yes
Do I need a Butterfinger? YYYYYEEEESSSS

 Well today my husband and I had our first consultation with the surgeon and the nutritionist.  It went great. They were so excited to be seeing a husband and wife team going through this together.

The Doc said my statistical weight was 120-130, This is what i started doing  . But he said I look more of a 135-140ish person. That sounded more like it was small and I said 150. So as of today I am 266.2 pounds. Which I thought was bad but hey what can I say. We talked to him for a a nice Little while. He let us ask any question that we had and we were not rushed by him at all.  He was overall a nice person, there are some questions that I still need to ask. (Of course you forget them while your there)
My husband weighs 272 and he is 5 feet 11. He is considered regular obese (lol) but because he has high blood pressure and acid reflux he has also had a mini stroke. He is only 29 so he is considered high risk. But when I was talking to him about me going through it and I did not want to  be by myself he decided he would join in this journey with me. But what I wanted was support but he did even more by going along with me. (He said if I lose my OO he is not going to be happy....he is such a character) 

Next we seen the nutritionist and she was so sweet and kind and seemed to be very knowledgeable (sp) about the whole process. She said we could not eat red meat I almost  but I will get over it and through it. I believe she said it would only be for 6 months to a year. No drinks over 5 calories, I think I was  but she gave some alternatives so we will be trying those. She also want us to start taking our vitamins and supplements or find some that are right for us as far as budget and taste. The protein drinks she said don't start to early because we may get tired of them when we really have to drink them, but we can experiment with different one. (will discus on next appt) But NO MUSCLE MILK, we didn't like it anyway.
But overall it was a good session. SO we have another appt next month (hope time flies)

I think I am going to stick with this for 3 months because I have already been seeing my doctor for the past year +. But I am still uncertain. I work for the school system so I am off for the summer I would hate to take off for some additional time in  the middle of the school year. But I think the more information the better. And I may shoot for winter break since its 2 weeks but I will figure it out.

So after our appt we stopped for lunch and all we could think about was how small our stomach would be. They described it as the size of my thumb. So we practiced how much food we would be able to eat, hubby had to chew his one fry
(chick fa la) for about three minutes to get it to the mushy/watery consistency (sp) they said would be necessary. It was hilarious. we are used to eating out a lot and going to buffets and any Japanese steak houses and really pigging out. 
We said we would splurge on a kids meal...lol

OMG no alcohol for 2 years, I don't dink much so that's not a problem but my hubby does. I joked with him a six pack would last about a month. Imagine that. 

Well I have to get ready for work...I have alot of appts to try and make while I am at work tomorrow. Better to fit them in now instead of waiting for the last minute. So until next time.

Andre & Joy Ballard

 Well it seems liek a long time.

Well I had an emergency surgery on friday because of an abcces i had under my arm pit.
I am in very little pain but Thank God I made it out.

Thats all the information I have for now. I will be back soon.

I have 10 days until i see my surgeon for the first time.....

I finally get to take my bandages off and take a nice long hot bubbly ..............

 So my PCP is  my information because I have been going to him for my Nutrition .

But I am torn because even though I will have my 6 month requirement out the way, I don't know.

Please help. 

I have gotten some feedback but I don't know what to do. I see my surgeon on May 11, 2011.

I just wanna 

I am watching television and I am feeling great.
I am watching theFood NEtwork Outrageous Food and these people are eating an almost 9 pound burritto. 25inch hot dogs, a 2foot panakes with 6 sausages a handful of bacon and toooo many potatoes on it and not to mention 4eggs.......

Why do I feel like  yea its that bad. I can only imagine how I am going to feel after I have WLS.

Any other time I have watched this show in amazement. Could not wait for my vacation to try some of these places. 

No that I have prepared myself for life after WLS I have changed my way of eating and drinking and exercising. 

Watching regular television will no longer be a top of the list for me after this is over (or now for that matter) I want to get in reading and do leisure walks.

There is no reason I should be sitting in the house on a beautiful day like this (80 degrees) I should be outside walking or playing tennis with my children.

Welp thats all for now I had to get that off my chest. 

 Well as of today (yesterday) I am 264 pounds 5'3''.

I am considered morbidly obese.

I have been going thru with my doctor (PCP) he is an old schooler who did not believe in WLS. I have ofically convinced him it is the right thing for me and my husband.

So on thursday (4-21-11) he signed my referel papers allowing me to see a WL surgeon. I am so happy because I already have on chosen and feel like I am on my way. 

I have my forst consultation on 5-11-11. Then I will start my nutrition classes and really begin the WLS process.

I have also made an appt to get my pap , so......

Well thank you for reading and welcome to my page. 

I AM IN IT TO WIN IT.